Category Archives: Fire Sprinklers
Wales sets residential sprinkler regulations date
Regulations for the fitting of sprinkler systems to all new and converted residential properties in Wales will be introduced in September 2013. The announcement made on 30 May coincides with the publication of a cost-benefit analysis by BRE Global which … Continue reading
Hard hitting video in favour of sprinkler use
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service have taken part in a think sprinkler demonstration for a hard hitting film on the BBC. The piece was made for the BBC’s East Midlands edition of the regional news programme Inside Out. On the … Continue reading
Sprinklers save Scottish workshop
The effectiveness of sprinklers in loss-prevention was underlined when a fire at a factory in Inverness-shire was successfully extinguished in 15 minutes. The fire took place on the 1st November at around 07:45 when an Acetylene torch manifold failed in … Continue reading
Public urged to sign sprinkler e-petition
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service is encouraging the public to sign an e-petition to make sprinklers compulsory in all new dwellings. If the petition receives the backing of 100,000 people, it could be debated in Parliament. The petition comes following … Continue reading
Waterstones fire, sprinkler system does its job
Sprinkler systems installed in a three-storey Waterstones bookshop in Guildford probably saved the building and neighbouring businesses after a fire broke out. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service were called the store just before 7.15pm on Sunday 25 September. Six appliances … Continue reading
Fire service and NHS fit sprinkler systems to protect the vulnerable
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is working alongside local NHS teams to deliver domestic sprinkler systems to the homes of vulnerable people. Under the arrangement, a group from NHS Hull, known as the Long Condition Team, refer likely candidates to … Continue reading
New report on sprinkler performance published
A new report on fire sprinkler performance and use in the United States has been published by the National Fire Protection Association. US Experience with Sprinklers, published in May 2011, includes statistics on how often sprinklers are reported in fires … Continue reading
Residential sprinklers legislation passed by the Welsh Assembly
All new homes in Wales will have to have an automatic suppression system fitted after the Welsh Assembly yesterday (16th Feb 2011) voted unanimously to introduce the measure. The Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure will apply to residences including dwelling … Continue reading
Underground car park blaze leads to call for sprinklers
02 November 2010 An underground car park in the Dutch City of Haarlem has been severely damaged by a fire which also destroyed at least 26 cars. According to the European Fire Sprinkler Network (EFSN), smoke from the fire spread … Continue reading
Sprinklers contain industrial press factory blaze
11 November 2010 A sprinkler system has contained what may have been a major fire at a factory in Staffordshire. Around 50 staff were evacuated from IMI Norgren in Lichfield after an industrial press caught fire in the early hours … Continue reading